Latinos, Women, Etc Flashcards
What was known as the second wave of activism
Women’s movement of the 1960:
Women’s movement of 1960
Inspiration from civil rights
Middle class
Caused by sexual revolution of 1960s
Sparked development of birth control
NOW
National organization for women
Founded by Betty Friedan (group president) and rev Pauli Murray
Goal of equality for all women
Rev Pauli Murray
First African American women episcopal priest
ERA
Equal rights amendment at state level
NOW focuses on
Eliminating discrimination, harassment in workplace, schools, justice system
Secure abortion birth control reproductive rights for women
End violence against women
Promote equality
Get rid of sexism racism homophobia
Betty Friedan
Wrote book feminine mystique-depicted roles of women in industrial societies (housewife roles)
Referred to problem of gender role as problem without a name
Book caused second wave of feminism
Who established the first national commission on the status of women in 1961
Kennedy
What did the national commission do
Issued a report detailing employment discrimination unequal pay legal inequality and insufficient support services for working women
Equal pay act 1963
Federal law prohibiting sexual discrimination
Abolished wage differences based on sex
What was the wages for men and women comparison in 1963
Women 58.9% of men’s pay
Civil rights acts of 1964
Banned discrimination on the basis for d color race national origin religion or sex
EEOC
Equal employment opportunity commission
Roe v wade
1973
Woman had the right to chose an abortion during the first three months of pregnancy
1960s counterculture movement
Hippies distance from mainstream Discarded possessions Colorful long hair Freedom intimacy Peace nudity
